Dorothy Parker vs. Leo Tolstoy

Side-by-side comparison of two thinkers

Dorothy Parker

1893 – 1967

Literature

United States

Dorothy Parker was an American poet, literary critic and writer of fiction. Based in New York, she was known for her caustic wisecracks, and eye for 20th-century urban foibles.

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"By the time you swear you're his,Shivering and sighing.And he vows his passion is,Infinite, undying.Lady make note of this --One of you is lying."

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Leo Tolstoy

1828 – 1910

Literature

Russian Empire

literary realism

Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy, usually referred to in English as Leo Tolstoy, was a Russian writer. He is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential authors of all time.

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"I think... if it is true that there are as many minds as there are heads, then there are as many kinds of love as there are hearts."

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